3) Read ALL THE BOOKS.
A nice, gentle, easily achievable goal this one.

4) Swim.

5) Swim.

6) Eat.**

7) Watch trailers for the Hunger Games movie
as they are released. Comment
loudly to anyone who will listen about what we think are the likely pros and
cons (based on 2.36 mins of footage and some magazine articles).***

8) Devise (and consume) literature-inspired cocktails.

The Anne
2 parts Marilla's best current wine
1 part vodka
lemonade
Garnish with carrot tops.If you're going to set your friends drunk, you might as well do it in style.
The Margo Lanagan
1 part champagne
1 part Gosling's Black Seal Rum
ice
Slice of lime or scattering of fresh sea wrack.If you drink enough of them, you too will be seeing selkies.

The Fantasy shaker
1 flagon of mead (butterbeer will do in a pinch)
2 shots whisky
A dash of ichor
Serve with Lembas or whole suckling pig.

The Justine Larbalestier
Assemble a basic Manhattan.
Serve in a Vegemite glass in front of the cricket.****

The Renesmee
Pour tomato juice over ice cubes.
As you drink, crunch the ice between your teeth to simulate Bella's cracking ribs.Make sure you put the empty glass in the dishwasher before your best friend can imprint on it. Cos that would be awkward.

What's on your list of things to do over summer?

* NB Australian release dates may make this *ahem* seemingly impossible. But we're with the US Army Corp of Engineers on this. ** At least an hour after swimming.*** Pros: Lenny Kravitz, Woody Harrelson, the look of the thing, the vibe of the thing, Prim, Rue, Effie, Katniss, Peter. Cons: Gale**** Good work, Pat Cummins!

3 comments:

Thalia - Personal silliness, is really the only reason. It's not the actor's fault, he just doesn't match my picture of Gale. He's so... square-jawed, with such neat hair, and seems so well-fed. I thought of Gale as wiry and tousled - the lithe hunter, not the beefy sportsman. But really it's all just aesthetics at this point - the actor might be great.